The Devils sent Jacob Josefson back down to AHL Albany on Monday, although Lou Lamoriello said Tuesday the Devils will recall a center from their AHL affiliate in time for Thursday’s game in Winnipeg. He wouldn’t specify whether it would be Josefson.

Goalie Keith Kinkaid was called up from Albany as a practice goalie but will be added to the active roster with Martin Brodeur being place on IR. He will serve as Johan Hedberg’s backup on Thursday in Winnipeg.

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Kinkaid will remain as long as Brodeur is sidelined, which still doesn’t sound like it will be a long time. Meanwhile, Josefson looks to be the odd man out here. If Carter can’t go Thursday, the Devils will need an additional center and Josefson makes the most sense. However, as soon as Carter is back, that center is likely Albany-bound once again. Josefson has no one to blame but himself for this situation. While he’s been solid defensively and has made some plays on the penalty kill, he’s been far too ineffective offensively give the ice time he was getting before shuffling between Albany and New Jersey. Unfortunately for Josefson, the Devils have three two-way centers better than him in Zajac, Henrique and Gionta/Carter and Andrei Loktionov has looked much better than Josefson in his brief time thus far. Wherever Josefson lands, he’ll have to start scoring goals or else it’s unlikely he’ll find any sort of significant role with the Devils this season.